@trent41 I purchased mine at Amazon easiest way is to contact customer service at Amazon with the request for the 2.6 HW they can do it just have to talk to the right rep now as far as the difference...

@BroncoP3t3 contact Amazon and request it if you have 1.6 already contact tp link support and have them swap it out.

@Knightfolk I can tell you from experience the BE95 and the BE85 both have firmware issues at the moment It's great hardware and will be excellent once firmware issues are figured out. Which will be...

@Knightfolk you can always get a be65 pro from bestbuy atleast you know what you will be getting that's a BE11000 system and priced about the same as the BE63 only difference is the BE65 pro has...

@Knightfolk it's the hardware version 1.6 has tons of issues the newer 2.6 version doesn't. I had to return my original hardware and get the 2.6 and all the issues are gone

@BroncoP3t3 you can do it either way if you get in touch with TP link and send it back that way request 2.6 hardware or if you go to a retailer like Amazon speak to a customer service representative...